Prof LUCELIA RODRIGUES Lucelia.Rodrigues@nottingham.ac.uk
Professor of Sustainable & Resilient Cities
Investigating the potential of adding thermal mass to mitigate overheating in a super-insulated low-energy timber house
Rodrigues, Luc�lia Taranto; Sougkakis, Vasileios; Gillott, Mark C.
Authors
Vasileios Sougkakis
Mark C. Gillott
Abstract
Evidence suggests that many UK dwellings are subjected to overheating or will be at some point in the future. Dwellings built using modern methods of construction may have a higher overheating risk due to the low levels of thermal mass associated with most of these methods. The Nottingham HOUSE, a prefabricated timber modular building designed to zero-carbon and Passivhaus standards, was examined in terms of overheating occurrence. The ability of a high-density fibreboard and phase change materials to provide additional levels of thermal mass was examined with the results suggesting that these can help regulate internal temperatures with the benefit of being easy to integrate.
Citation
Rodrigues, L. T., Sougkakis, V., & Gillott, M. C. (2016). Investigating the potential of adding thermal mass to mitigate overheating in a super-insulated low-energy timber house. International Journal of Low-Carbon Technologies, 11(3), https://doi.org/10.1093/ijlct/ctv003
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Jan 15, 2015 |
Publication Date | Aug 18, 2016 |
Deposit Date | May 16, 2017 |
Publicly Available Date | May 16, 2017 |
Journal | International Journal of Low-Carbon Technologies |
Print ISSN | 1748-1317 |
Electronic ISSN | 1748-1325 |
Publisher | Oxford University Press |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 11 |
Issue | 3 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1093/ijlct/ctv003 |
Keywords | modern methods of construction, overheating, thermal mass, phase change materials, energy efficiency |
Public URL | https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/805229 |
Publisher URL | https://academic.oup.com/ijlct/article-lookup/doi/10.1093/ijlct/ctv003 |
Contract Date | May 16, 2017 |
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